Monitor

Trust Issues? We got your back

Whether you want to watch your garden's progress from your beach chair in Cabo or you get get giddy as a kid on Christmas morning over graphs and charts, we have the app for you.
Visibility into the status of your garden; current, historical and future settings are right at your fingertips.

Background - Robotic Urban Farm System (RUFS) Version 2.0

We set out with the goal to design a hydroponic system that takes advantage of
microcontroller revolution and utilizes parts readily available from your local hardware store.
Vertical grow towers offer increased plant density, flexibility to adapt to indoor growing with
hanging LED lights.

After our initial prototype we adapted our design to improve the strength and stability of our tower
structure, increase plant density by almost 100% and make configuration a snap with an intuitive web GUI.

Grow - Vertical Grow Tower System

Control - RUFS Controller Components

We have currently implemented two controllers with more on the way.

The contollers are self registering in the enviornment, meaning as you add additional controlers, they are recognized by the main controller and automaticaly added to the control panel. The system will grow to fit your needs from a single zone home garden to a multi-zone commercial greeenhouse.

With our API (Application Programming Interface) and SDK (Software Development Kit), you can extend the system to handle additional enviornmental sensors and controls all from the central controller.

ClimateBot

Role: Environmental controls for indoor operation

Used to maintain light cycles based on schedule of on/off intervals and a thermostatically and/or schedule based
control of a circulation fan. Future features include humidity sensors and controls.

Manage - RUFS Management Interface

The management interface is an optional component that allows you to update the schedule and levels of the controller components. It additionally records the sensor data and corrective actions, both for immediate electronic notification and historical data analysis.

We are in the final stages of development and will be releasing the API (Application Programming Interface) and SDK (Software Development Kit) so you can utilize our existing controllers or extend the system for your specific needs.

Hardware Components

(1) Raspberry Pi

Software Setup Raspberry Pi

Apache2 Web server

MySQL Database server

PHP5

Python

RUFS Management App

Welcome to mission control

From the central dashboard you can navigate to any of the sensors or controller of your system. Get a quick health status from the status bar at the bottom or jump to system alerts.

Easy to read status screens

Large, easy to understand graphics let you know exactly the state of your system.

Historical Data and Refill Status

See how your system has been performing over time and the state of any supplies that may need your attention.

RUFS Debuts at the 2014 NY Maker Faire

We are proud to have been recognized as the 2014 Best in Class - Sustainability for the NY Maker Faire.